I'm dreaming of a white... Halloween?

[Jonluw]

Hiya escapists.

Spoiler: Backstory; spoilered for your reading pleasure.

So I woke up today; walked downstairs, took a shower, had some cheerios, and got dressed. I then proceeded to open the door to go outside, and 'lo and behold: There was a white substance covering the ground.

My initial reaction was "Wait, snow? But it's October..." But then I got to thinking: when does the first snow normally fall around here. And it dawned on me that I really don't remember. Maybe it is perfectly normal with snow in October.

So, in any case, I figured I wanted to ask you: When does the first snow normally fall where you live? If it falls at all, that is.

Edit: It is actually snowing right now, which sucks, because some bank over here is planning to do a fireworks show that'll now be partially obscured by the snow.

 

[SailorShale]

It does here. It always snows right around Halloween. I think it sucks but most people don't mind. You can't wear skimpy Halloween costumes without freezing or slipping or having some kind of problem with the snow. (live in Wyoming btw)

 

[Dublin Solo]

Here, south of Quebec, Canada, the first snow that covers the ground usually falls in November. Before that, we get some snow, that usually melts shortly after.

 

[lee1287]

From the UK. So, hardly ever and when it does the whole country stops for the day. LOL.

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

I am in Ireland. When it snows at all ever, let alone in autumn, people have coronary failures.
Seriously. The whole country stops. The president declares a day of reverence. It's a sacred fucking occasion.

Then everyone slips on the ice coming home from the pub and we lose half the population.

 

[tahrey]

Hmm, probably about similar to OP, but it doesn't really get into its stride until December, sometimes not til the new year has arrived. Jan and Feb can be particularly bad. We don't get too many white christmases, not official ones anyway.
(UK midlands, btw)

As far as purely anecdotal datapoints are concerned, we had our first genuine, sudden frost this morning (was -1'C last night, car was covered in ice when I came out, we haven't had anything even vaguely resembling it before this snap), and a colleague was musing on a warm-ish sunny morning a week or two ago that "this time last year, it was snowing" as proof that this year had been better. So snow may not be far off. I doubt it'll happen before Hallowe'en this year, but it's possible.


Also last year I was able to ride my motorcycle to do the last shreds of Christmas shopping, dodging half-hearted slush on well-gritted roads in low-positive celcius temperatures, but after that I wasn't confident enough in the road surface to get it out again until March. More snow and definitely more ice, and not cleared anywhere near as well - in fact there was one memorable incident in late feb where I went out at lunchtime to buy some work supplies and came back to find early closing declared because of the state of roadways on-site and around the city and the mounting number of accidents (2 of which I carefully slithered around). Much rather be in a conveyance which doesn't fall over when the wheels stop turning, with ABS, a safety cage, airbags and a heater in such conditions, and nuts to the crawling congestion and darkly-comic fuel use. I mean, I may well still lose traction and crash, but it won't hurt as much, or happen because I hit a bit of black ice on a straight, flat, empty road whilst already creeping cautiously along at 15-20mph.

Also car being frozen today was a ballache because I had to find the de-icer. Damn near froze my fingers off riding home last night, and I haven't had chance to get the winter jacket-liner/thick socks/undergloves out of the cupboard (roads aren't icy...yet). Leave 10 mins earlier (well, ok, 5 after finding the squirty and arrive 5m late) and stump up the extra £3-4 petrol? No worries.

 

[Brutal Peanut]

I live in Southern California, U.S. Born and raised in the heat. They call my kind desert rats.

Snow is a nearly foreign substance at my house and in my neighborhood, considering we live in the desert and it hits 115+ degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months, cooking my milky pale husband (who ends up having to work nights because of it).

Heck late October, it's still been 75 degrees Fahrenheit during the day(finally just starting to get cool). Then again, it hits 65 degrees Fahrenheit and I need a jacket, sweats and socks I get so cold. XD

We have to travel a few hours to see snow, up in the mountains, in Decemeber. Usually full of people who are there for the same reason. ;;>_>

If we ever get any snow I take a picture. I have a picture from 3 years ago - and the snow didn't even stick. <_<;;

 

[Brutal Peanut]

I live in Southern California, U.S. Born and raised in the heat. They call my kind desert rats.

Snow is a nearly foreign substance at my house and in my neighborhood, considering we live in the desert and it hits 115+ degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months, cooking my milky pale husband (who ends up having to work nights because of it).

Heck late October, it's still been 75 degrees Fahrenheit during the day(finally just starting to get cool). Then again, it hits 65 degrees Fahrenheit and I need a jacket, sweats and socks I get so cold. XD

We have to travel a few hours to see snow, up in the mountains, in Decemeber. Usually full of people who are there for the same reason. ;;>_>

If we ever get any snow I take a picture. I have a picture from 3 years ago - and the snow didn't even stick. <_<;;

I know, I spelled out Fahrenheit out a lot. It's just one of my favorite words! =D

 

[Pingieking]

Generally the first snow is in mid-Nov to early-Dec. I have gone through one or two white Halloweens though. I remember climbing a huge icy hill to get to some full size chocolate bars. None of the weak small shit that comes in packs of 64 or more. This is the full sized 300+ calories stuff.

It was awesome.

 

[Erana]

Sometimes it snows here, sometimes it's 85 degrees on Halloween. Last week it was in the 40's, now its 78. Just crazy weather here.

 

[Jonluw]

I live in Southern California, U.S. Born and raised in the heat. They call my kind desert rats.

Snow is a nearly foreign substance at my house and in my neighborhood, considering we live in the desert and it hits 115+ degrees Fahrenheit during the summer months, cooking my milky pale husband (who ends up having to work nights because of it).

Heck late October, it's still been 75 degrees Fahrenheit during the day(finally just starting to get cool). Then again, it hits 65 degrees Fahrenheit and I need a jacket, sweats and socks I get so cold. XD

We have to travel a few hours to see snow, up in the mountains, in Decemeber. Usually full of people who are there for the same reason. ;;>_>

If we ever get any snow I take a picture. I have a picture from 3 years ago - and the snow didn't even stick. <_<;;

115 fahrenheit... In the sun or the shade? Temperatures do reach around 110 degrees over here in the summer; but that's only if you measure the temperature in the sun.

And how is 75 degrees cool? I'd consider that a nice summer temperature (If it was measured in the shade). It's 0 celsius (32 Fahrenheit) here right now.

Strange sand people

 

[Lacsapix]

Last year we had 10cm of snow in oktober in the Netherlands.
and people seriously claimed it was of global warming.....retards.

 

[mitchellkenn]

In Manitoba (Canada) we make our holloween costumes so they fit over our snowsuits.

 

[tahrey]

I feel a trip to Brutal Peanut Land coming on. I didn't get a proper sunshine holiday this year so I'm severely low on internal stored heat. Been having to eat two lunches a day to avoid a feeling of starvation and hypothermia

lacsapix: one purported future effect of global warming is thought to be collapse of the jetstream, which is what prevents northwest europe from being as cold as the north usa / south canadian seaboard that's on the same latitude. so the joke newspaper headline 'Wales to "miss out on" Global Warming' may not be as unlikely as it looks.

 

[The Afrodactyl]

I am in Ireland. When it snows at all ever, let alone in autumn, people have coronary failures.
Seriously. The whole country stops. The president declares a day of reverence. It's a sacred fucking occasion.

Then everyone slips on the ice coming home from the pub and we lose half the population.

Same, but in london.

 

[Celtic_Kerr]

Here, south of Quebec, Canada, the first snow that covers the ground usually falls in November. Before that, we get some snow, that usually melts shortly after.

Hey! I'm in Montreal! Yeah, it's usually november. I remember one year it fell in late october and another year we had a green christmas, but it usually starts in november

 

[Lord Legion]

From the UK. So, hardly ever and when it does the whole country stops for the day. LOL.

haha I bet, I remember seeing something like that on the news. It's probably because of all those round-abouts you guys have over there right?
I live in Wisconsin and in the beginning of spring a lot of those round-abouts have been built, and while they are good in theory, they were made waaaay too tight. Semi trucks have to cut through both lanes and bump over the center just to get across. And the snow plows aren't going to be able to plow them very well either.

I think the mayor's son was in road architecture or something in college, and as soon as he got out, they imposed that system. Seriously its 3 freaking circles 20 feet away from each other. Nepotism at its finest.

 

[Dublin Solo]

Last year we had 10cm of snow in oktober in the Netherlands.
and people seriously claimed it was of global warming.....retards.

Well, it seems weird, but yes, global warming can lead to shittier weather overall. That includes more rain than usual, less rain than usual, more storms, more snow, till it's all fucked up. The keyword should be something along the line of "more unstable weather overall"

 

[TimeLord]

Hiya escapists.

Spoiler: Backstory; spoilered for your reading pleasure.

So I woke up today; walked downstairs, took a shower, had some cheerios, and got dressed. I then proceeded to open the door to go outside, and 'lo and behold: There was a white substance covering the ground.

My initial reaction was "Wait, snow? But it's October..." But then I got to thinking: when does the first snow normally fall around here. And it dawned on me that I really don't remember. Maybe it is perfectly normal with snow in October.

So, in any case, I figured I wanted to ask you: When does the first snow normally fall where you live? If it falls at all, that is.

Edit: It is actually snowing right now, which sucks, because some bank over here is planning to do a fireworks show that'll now be partially obscured by the snow.

*Over the top cheering*
Woooohooo snow! I live in Scotland which means it will snow for about 4 months of the year as standard and yesterday night we did get some snow and hail on the east coast where I live. More forecast for tonight.

A lot more.
*evil grin*

Doesn't snow here.

Ever.

Poor soul. Never knowing the wonder of trudging through 4ft drifts to work laughing at anyone stupid enough to take a car into said drifts.